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So I will get quotes of both aluminum and steel and see where that puts the project. I like the idea of aluminum as it is cheaper to manufacture and a better heat insulator but i also like the idea of all original.
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Hey Matt. Do you sell the OEM plugs for the drain holes on the floor pan L and R side?Sometime around this past New Years or there a bouts , I was Grazing for knowledge here in the Unobtainium
Thread & i ran across a Curious post from my Friend and fellow member @Helipilot . He was describing a missing part
he needed and where it was located were i always thought there was No part there .
So, ................
The Fuel Tank has a Drain Plug Much like the Oil Pan does , its a 17mm Hex tool , and there is a unusually large round hole
in the TUB around where the drain plug is located . Originally TOYOTA installed a Plastic or Nylon type Plug Or grommet
to cover and seal the large hole . part # 90950-01102
well i had never seen one growing up with various Land cruisers all my life , and started to wonder why ?
i stared looking at any 40 series i came across witch aren't many here in DC , but i did survey a few enough to conclude
the plastic plugs were Coming out by them selves over time and Not by PO meddling .................
i quickly concluded that the fluctuation between cold and hot , winter deep freeze and summer sizzle was likley
a contributor . Almost instantly i was Dreaming up Solutions with a Factory Focus Point Approach end goal result .
i decided to go with a Double Lip design and a Cold Climate spec. EPDM rubber type material .
after 2 long months , my samples finally arrived
they fit perfect and how i had envisioned when spec,d the design , Most of all they Look both Period Correct
and have a Factory Fit & Finish level .
Below is : Part # 90950-01102-R
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Actualy Aluminium has a lambda value of 237 where steel is at 50 meaning that steel is a better insulator by almost 5 times. Stainless is an even better insulator, about twice as good as steel.So I will get quotes of both aluminum and steel and see where that puts the project. I like the idea of aluminum as it is cheaper to manufacture and a better heat insulator but i also like the idea of all original.
While I agree that would really make it perfect its still far and away the best aftermarket mat you can get.Man if the ‘78 and earlier mats had the Toyota logo I would have ordered one LONG ago.......
Actualy Aluminium has a lambda value of 237 where steel is at 50 meaning that steel is a better insulator by almost 5 times. Stainless is an even better insulator, about twice as good as steel.
My reply was based on the remark that aluminium is a better heat insulator which it is not. In the end you just need to make sure there is enough airflow around the heat shield.Aluminum will not rust. It should be good enough for the application. I'm sure Toyota went through the same design decisions.
That's probably a BJ41. Those have way goofy interiors.
Toyota was very Creative
Brown with a logo
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Brown without a logo
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@Living in the Past
So many versions to discover... It looks like for 5 speed and Brown mat(?) Toyota has reduced the logo and moved it to the seats
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